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motherjones:

futurejournalismproject:

Public Radio Bracket Madness: Down to the Elite Eight

Who you got? All Things Considered v Radiolab; Fresh Air v Talk of the Nation; The Moth Radio Hour v Wait Wait; BBC Newshour v This American Life. 

Going to be tight. Voting’s here.

If I were a betting man, I’d go RadioLab v This American Life in the finals. And then… my head explodes. — Michael

Image: Public Radio Bracket Madness by Southern California Public Radio. Select to embiggen.

What do you mean “Car Talk” lost?? We’d like to speak to your supervisor.

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motherearthnewsmag:

Water Bath Canning and Pressure Canning: Explained

Master water bath canning and pressure canning and there’ll be nothing you can’t can.

by the United States Department of Agriculture

humanrightswatch:

Child Marriage: South Sudan

This visually stunning short film tells the story of child marriage in South Sudan. According to government statistics, close to half (48 percent) of South Sudanese girls between 15 and 19 are married, with some marrying as young as age 12.

Read more after the jump.

(via newsweek)

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fotojournalismus:

A boy holds a homemade toy car in Bore, near Mopti, Mali on March 2, 2013.

[Credit : Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images]

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fotojournalismus:

A boy holds a homemade toy car in Bore, near Mopti, Mali on March 2, 2013.

[Credit : Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images]

The Economist on Africa ›

It’s obscene. Have any of us read about this appalling tragedy in the newspaper — about 19,000 children dying every day? Many children are just forgotten…. I’m just outraged that this is not being blasted in the media. Nearly half of these deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.

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motherjones:

Kids are really the greatest.

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newyorker:

Cartoon by William Haefeli. For more from this issue: http://nyr.kr/Yvc89D

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newyorker:

Cartoon by Peter C. Vey. For more: http://nyr.kr/YIG2Y2